The second half of the Marketing Summit was specific to the Pharmaceuticals and the Health Care sector, with the topic of ‘Leveraging Digital Technology for Enhancing Customer Connect in Pharmaceuticals, Health Care and Medical Devices’. The guests were from many sectors of the industry such as Eli Lilly, Merck Sharpe and Dohme, etc. and they were all unanimous in their opinion that technology can contribute a lot to the healthcare industry and that there is still a long way to go.
Day two of Trade Winds was started off with the National HR Summit which had the theme of ‘Talent Acquisition strategies for a culturally diverse workplace’. The speakers shared many instances of successful implementation of a diverse workforce in companies like Aon Hewitt, RIL, Lava Mobile, etc.
The afternoon witnessed the National Finance Summit which had the theme of ‘Start-up Valuation- Reality or Fiction’. The panel consisted of founders and CEOs from various Private Equity and Venture Capital funds such as Altius Ventures, First Gulf Bank, Ivy Cap Ventures, etc. who shared their parameters for judging prospective entrepreneurs.
The last day of Trade Winds saw two diverse summits, the first of which was the National Leadership Summit. The topic for the discussion was ‘Strategic Ability for Growth and Competitiveness’ and the panelists were people with leadership roles in organizations like Videocon, JLL India, Everest Group, etc. In order to succeed in business, the speakers advised the students to work for their passion.
The last summit of the event was the National Operations Summit, under the banner of ‘Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain: Innovations and Integral Solutions’. The speakers were logistics leaders from corporates such as Coca-Cola, Hindalco, Siemens, Airbus, etc. who shared insights into the areas important for supply chain management: customer service, quality, security and costs.
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